MetroNaps is the premier provider of workplace rest facilities

We started our business in 2003 with a simple goal: To fight workplace fatigue. Since then, we have implemented hundreds of installations in offices, hospitals, universities and fitness centers in dozens of countries across four continents.

Introduction to MetroNaps EnergyPod

Benefits of Napping

Alertness

Research conducted at the Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital (Northport, NY) concluded that a short sleep can improve cognitive functioning and alertness, resulting in a 30% decline in attention failures from baseline measure.

Wesleyan University

“Since the EnergyPods were installed in Wesleyan’s main library and science library, they have been a huge hit!

Initial comments from students and alumni were that the pods looked great, both in the very traditional main library and in the 1970s’ era science library. After students began using them, they commented that the pods provide privacy in a public space, and allow students to rest for a short while and then wake up refreshed. This is particularly important during reading week and exams, when students can literally spend days in the library.”

ESPA at Yas Viceroy Hotel

“The EnergyPods are well used by our guests. We recommend them to take a nap before or after their massage. The best is a quick nap after the massage: what a result! The guests feel great: reenergized and ready for the next activity or a busy day at work. My own experience is just as positive; a nap in the EnergyPod is of exceptional quality!”

Made Sudiarti, Spa Director, ESPA at Yas Viceroy

Saint Leo University

“Studies have shown that sleep deprivation can have a negative effect on college student’s health and performance. Therefore, Saint Leo University designed a Relaxation Room in our new student apartment complex, featuring four MetroNaps EnergyPods. Not only are they uniquely designed, but they work! Following the 20 minute, pre-programmed relaxation session; students, staff and faculty state they feel energized. The Relaxation Room is extremely popular and the Pods have been a huge success within the Saint Leo University community.”

In the Media

High-tech sleeping pods for 21st century Perth university library

ABC News, September 3rd, 2014

University librarian David Howard said students have always slept on desks or hidden behind shelves, and the university is adapting to their needs. “Now we are giving them spaces to sleep, and this came directly from feedback from some our students,” he said. “Libraries have to reinvent themselves to stay relevant.”

Napping around: Colleges provide campus snooze rooms

TIME Magazine, August 29th, 2014

TIME Magazine, August 29th, 2014
“The boost you get from caffeine is good for 15-20 minutes up to a half hour, but sleep is actually taking the recent information that you’ve learned and filing it away for you so you can more effectively take in new information,” says Robert Stickgold, an associate professor of psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School.

Corporate world finds value in the nap

The Boston Globe, February 10th, 2014

“When we started [MetroNaps] in 2004, people thought we were pretty crazy to get people to sleep on the job,” Lindholst said. But in the past few years, he said, more companies are spending more time and money on improving overall employee health, and that includes encouraging better sleep habits. (…) If it’s OK to go out and take a smoke break, it should be OK to take a nap break.”

How to have a hard night’s day

The Financial Times, February 2nd, 2014

If you become drowsy, brief restorative naps can help in the short term. Ms Ramlakhan advises finding somewhere quiet and taking a five-20 minute nap, ideally between 2pm and 4pm. “Even if you don’t sleep, closing your eyes and resting for 10 minutes can increase your energy levels.”